We are also the closest city to Alton Towers Theme Park. A day will not be enough! The City is located less than an hour from Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool and only one and a half hours direct from London Euston by train. Contact Stoke-on-Trent Tourist Information to make sure you don't miss a thing when you make it Stoke-on-Trent for your holiday!

Stoke-on-Trent named as UK City of Culture 2021 finalist

Yay - we did it! Stoke-on-Trent has made the shortlist to become UK City of Culture 2021.

This is absolutely fantastic news for the city as we are one step closer to scooping the title.

A huge thank you to everyone for all their hard work in supporting the bid so far, but don’t forget that we still need your support to win!

A more detailed bid is now being put together to be submitted at the end of September. You can view a summary of our initial bid here www.sot2021.com

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